July 6, 2009

Upper West Side Restaurants Sparking a Revival With Daniel Boulud’s Bar Boulud

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This uptown restaurant fills a void among Upper West Side restaurants. There was a time, not so long ago, when looking for Upper West Side restaurants near Lincoln Center meant either good but expensive (think Shun Lee Palace) or bad but expensive (think? well, we're feeling too polite to say). Leave it to Daniel Boulud […]

June 17, 2009

Danny Meyer Shake Shack May Just Have the Best Burgers in Manhattan

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Danny Meyer restaurants in New York have always been popular, but you have to wonder: did the monstrous success of the Shake Shack, with perhaps the best burger in New York City, take even restauranteur supreme by surprise? Sure, he's had plenty of big hits before: his first venture, the Union Square Cafe, helped redefine […]

May 11, 2009

Salumeria Rosi

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For years the Upper West Side was something of a culinary wasteland, much to the dismay of the families and young singles who were flocking to the ever-growing number of luxury buildings in the area. That’s all changed, thanks to recent openings of the likes of Salumeria Rosi, a handsome, happening place specializing in Italian […]